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bluefin tuna

Tons of frozen skipjack tuna in the hold of the Heng Xing 1.

Tuna’s Last Stand? Pacific island nations fight to protect the mighty bluefin

Global Politics

The southern Pacific is home to someof the last healthy tuna populations, but they’re coming under intense pressure from international fishing fleets. Shannon Service reports from Palau on the tiny country’s efforts to protect its tuna populations from overfishing.

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